When you focus on acheieving your goals you can begin to attain greater personal development.  We must continually work on ourselves and try to improve as much as possible. Here are some questions to ask yourself to get on the right track: Identify Where You Are:  What are my strengths?  Weaknesses?  What positive things do [...]

Figures in history and literature can have a great resonance with who we think we are and who we wish to be (and not be!). I was reading one of my old favorites, The Lord of the Rings, by J. R. R. Tolkien, and it occurred to me that we can find many of the [...]

I was reading this article on CNN regarding meat consumption. Essentially, the findings of the study demonstrated that people who ate red meat (both beef and pork – 4 oz portion per day) over a 10 year period have a 30% higher chance of dying from cardiovascular disease and cancer. Researchers found that 11% of [...]

Life is painful in many ways.  Some of this pain is physical, such as when you injure yourself or become ill.  Some of this pain is mental, such as when you think negatively about yourself or feel ashamed or guilty of some behavior.  Some of this pain is emotional, such as when a loved one [...]

Entrepreneurs often have a difficult time operating a business during a good economy between juggling heavy workloads and trying to meet deadlines to satisfy customer demands.  When the economy turns sour, things start looking grim, and bad news surrounds you, it imperative that you focus on your business and not on the state of the [...]

Destiny sign from Crestock Stock Photos “It’s fate” “What can you do?” “It’s out of my hands” “It’s the will of God / Allah / Buddha / Fate / Jesus / Whatever” How many times have we heard sayings like this, which are nothing more than the surrender of individual will?  Why do people wish [...]

Every once in a while, I consider a question that will improve my understanding of self and interaction with the world.  It is in the form of a bit of a muse, but I thought I would share it in this posting as a challenge for others: Look around, and think about the place that [...]